Adil Rashid has made himself unavailable for England's Test tour of Sri Lanka in March, he said after his side's series-leveling victory in the third ODI against South Africa. The legspinner reckoned that it'd be a 'bit unfair' when he's not put in the hard yards in county cricket and that he plans to 'earn the right' to be in the Test side.
ENGLAND'S TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2020
World Cup-focused Adil Rashid unavailable for Sri Lanka Tests
"For me to get into Test cricket, I've got to earn that right and deserve my place." © AFP
"At this moment in time, I'm concentrating on playing for England in T20 cricket coming up in a couple of days," Rashid told Sky Sports. "I don't think I would [put my name for selection] at this moment in time. For me to get into Test cricket, I've got to earn that right and deserve my place. For me to get Test cricket, I've got to go back into county cricket, perform, do well, and then get selected.
"It's a bit unfair for me to just say, yeah, I'm available. At this moment in time, I'm really concentrating on white-ball cricket. Maybe in the future [I'll come back to Test cricket]."
England play two Tests in Galle and Colombo starting March 19 and, with Moeen Ali also marking himself unavailable for red-ball cricket, the visitors are likely to employ Dom Bess and Jack Leach as spin twins on the tour. Rashid, who's had a difficult time with his
